,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #aj1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,paul introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,appropriations   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ca1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to provide for automatic 
continuing resolutions4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,government ,shutdown ,prevention ,act  
of #bjbe4  #b4 ,automatic continuing    
appropriations  7a7 ,in ,general        
,chapter #ac of title #ca1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after section #acaj the following new   
section3  #acaa4 ,continuing            
appropriations  7a7 7#a7 ,on and after  
the first day of each fiscal year1 if an
 appropriation ,act for such fiscal year
 with respect to the account for a      
program1 project1 or activity has not   
been enacted and continuing             
appropriations are not in effect with   
respect to the program1 project1 or     

activity1 there are appropriated1 at the
 rate for operations specified in       
paragraph 7#b71 such sums as may be     
necessary to continue the program1      
project1 or activity if funds were      
provided for the program1 project1 or   
activity during the preceding fiscal    
year-- 7,a7 in the corresponding        
appropriation ,act for such preceding   
fiscal year2 or  7,b7 if the            
corresponding appropriation bill for    
such preceding fiscal year did not      
become law1 in a law making continuing  
appropriations for such preceding fiscal
 year4  7#b7 7,a7 ,subject to           
subparagraph 7,c71 appropriations and   
funds made available1 and authority     
granted1 for a program1 project1 or     
activity for any fiscal year pursuant to
 this section shall be at a rate of     
operations not in excess of the lower   
of-- 7i7 #id percent of the rate of     
operations provided for in the regular  
appropriation ,act providing for such   
program1 project1 or activity for the   

preceding fiscal year2  7ii7 in the     
absence of such an ,act1 #id percent of 
the rate of operations provided for such
 program1 project1 or activity pursuant 
to a law making continuing              
appropriations for such preceding fiscal
 year2 or  7iii7 #id percent of the     
annualized rate of operations provided  
for in the most recently enacted law    
making continuing appropriations for    
part of that fiscal year or any funding 
levels established under the provisions 
of this section1  for the period of #ij 
days4 ,after the first #ij-;day period  
during which this subsection is in      
effect for that fiscal year1 the        
applicable rate of operations shall be  
reduced by #a percentage point4 ,for    
each subsequent #ij-;day period during  
which this subsection is in effect for  
that fiscal year1 the applicable rate of
 operations shall be reduced by #a      
percentage point4 ,the #ij-;day period  
reductions shall extend beyond the last 
day of that fiscal year4  7,b7 ,if this 

section is in effect at the end of a    
fiscal year1 funding levels shall       
continue as provided in this section for
 the next fiscal year4  7,c7 ,for       
entitlements and other mandatory        
payments whose budget authority was     
provided for the previous fiscal year in
 appropriations ,acts1 under a law other
 than this section providing continuing 
appropriations for such previous year1  
or under this section1 and for          
activities under the ,food and          
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh1 appropriations
 and funds made available during a      
fiscal year under this section shall be 
at the rate necessary to maintain       
program levels under current law1 under 
the authority and conditions provided in
 the applicable appropriations ,act4    
7#c7 ,appropriations and funds made     
available1 and authority granted1 for   
any fiscal year pursuant to this section
 for a program1 project1 or activity    
shall be available for the period       
beginning with the first day of a lapse 

in appropriations and ending with the   
date on which the applicable regular    
appropriation bill for such fiscal year 
becomes law 7whether or not such law    
provides for such program1 project1 or  
activity7 or a continuing resolution    
making appropriations becomes law1 as   
the case may be4  7#d7 ,during any      
period during which amounts are being   
made available under this section1 the  
head of each agency1 office1 or other   
establishment to which such amounts are 
being made available shall apportion    
such amounts in the same proportion as  
amounts made available to the agency1   
office1 or other establishment were     
apportioned during the previous fiscal  
year4  7b7 ,an appropriation or funds   
made available1 or authority granted1   
for a program1 project1 or activity for 
any fiscal year pursuant to this section
 shall be subject to the terms and      
conditions imposed with respect to the  
appropriation made or funds made        
available for the preceding fiscal year1

 or authority granted for such program1 
project1 or activity under current law4 
7c7 ,notwithstanding any other provision
 of this section1 for those programs1   
projects1 or activities that would      
otherwise have high initial rates of    
operation or complete distribution of   
appropriations at the beginning of a    
fiscal year for which funding is made   
available under this section because of 
distributions of funding to ,states1    
foreign countries1 grantees1 or others1 
such high initial rates of operation or 
complete distribution shall not be made1
 and no grants shall be awarded for such
 programs1 projects1 or activities      
funded by this section that would       
impinge on final funding prerogatives4  
7d7 ,expenditures made for a program1   
project1 or activity for any fiscal year
 pursuant to this section shall be      
charged to the applicable appropriation1
 fund1 or authorization whenever a      
regular appropriation bill or a measure 
making continuing appropriations until  

the end of a fiscal year providing for  
such program1 project1 or activity for  
such period becomes law4  7e7 ,this     
section shall not apply to a program1   
project1 or activity during a fiscal    
year if any other provision of law      
7other than an authorization of         
appropriations7-- 7#a7 makes an         
appropriation1 makes funds available1 or
 grants authority for such program1     
project1 or activity to continue for    
such period2 or  7#b7 specifically      
provides that no appropriation shall be 
made1 no funds shall be made available1 
or no authority shall be granted for    
such program1 project1 or activity to   
continue for such period4  4  7b7       
,clerical ,amendment ,the table of      
sections of chapter #ac of title #ca1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after the item relating to    
section #acaj the following new item3   
#acaa4 ,continuing appropriations4  4